Ars Technica interviews Ladar Levison, founder of the recently-shuttered secure-er email service. They focus on the logistics and architecture of fed snooping. Levison: “I don’t know if I’m off my rocker, but 10 years ago, I think it would have been unheard of for the government to demand source code or to make a change to your source code or to demand your SSL key. What I’ve learned recently makes me think that’s not as crazy an assumption as I thought.”

The news of an overall rise in ‘high-speed broadband’ adoption will likely be trumpeted by America’s giant communications companies and policymakers. But before we start celebrating, look closely at the results. For starters, Pew’s results demonstrate that the digital divide is persistent. And we’ve set an alarmingly low bar for what counts as ‘broadband.’

Instagram has been adding new features to its app to help users create better photos. It?s no longer enough for it to be just another photo-sharing social network ? we?ve moved past that. But in order for it to scale, Instagram needs to add new tools and features to not only enhance the quality of images shared, but also to maintain the appeal of its service.